Borderlands 4 One-Month Update: What's New in the Latest Patch?

Time: 2025-10-25

Gearbox is celebrating Borderlands 4's first month with a monumental update that refines the core experience. The October 23 patch delivers a new limited-time event, sweeping balance changes, crucial performance fixes, and major improvements to loot and progression systems.

Here's a breakdown of everything you need to know.

Horrors of Kairos: A Spooky Halloween Event

From October 23 to November 6, the Horrors of Kairos event brings Halloween to Pandora. Hunt down world bosses to earn new limited-time legendary loot:

• Murmur (Legendary Tediore Assault Rifle)

• Skully (Legendary Order Grenade)

Redeem this SHiFT code for free cosmetics (available during the event):
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Major Loot & Progression Overhauls

The update addresses key player feedback with significant quality-of-life improvements:

• Reduced Respec Cost: The Eridium cost to reset your skill tree has been slashed from 5,000 to 1,500.

• Smarter Loot: The Lost Loot Machine now prioritizes higher-rarity items and works more reliably in co-op.

• Fixed Progression: Issues with achievements, mission tracking, and collectibles have been resolved.

Vault Hunter Tuning & Gear Buffs

Every character class receives adjustments to promote build diversity and fix bugs. Key changes include performance fixes for Harlowe, buffs to Vex's Double Trouble and Apex Beast skills, and cooldown adjustments for Rafa and Amon.

On the gear front, a wide array of underperforming weapons received substantial buffs:

• Assault Rifles like Lucian's Flank and Rowan's Charge saw damage or fire rate increases of 33% to 100%.

• The Gamma Void Heavy Weapon's damage was increased by a massive 450%.

• Melee and Action Skill builds received global buffs across related class mods and gear.

To instantly acquire these newly buffed weapons and optimize your Vault Hunter's build, you can buy Borderlands 4 items, weapons, and Eridium securely from MMOMAX.

UI, Stability, and Weekly Rotations

Other notable improvements include:

• A new Legendary Loot Indicator on your radar.

• Backend fixes for matchmaking, crashes, and graphics loading (PC players should update NVIDIA drivers to 581.57).

• A refreshed Black Market Vending Machine and new Weekly Wildcard Mission featuring the Kickballer Legendary.

This comprehensive patch solidifies Borderlands 4's endgame, making farming more rewarding and build-crafting more diverse than ever.